Cochin cross with?????

[Vratnyjulez]

So I picked up three Cochin chicks from a friend of mine, and I have one that has cheeks and a mohawk trying to figure out what it may be crossed with or is it 100% Cochin??? I added a couple of all three.

 

[NatJ]

So I picked up three Cochin chicks from a friend of mine, and I have one that has cheeks and a mohawk trying to figure out what it may be crossed with or is it 100% Cochin???

Definitely not a pure Cochin. Cochins do not have a crest (the mohawk) or muffs (the cheek feathers)

Cochins should have single combs. I think one of your other chicks has a pea comb (the one sitting on someone's shoulder, with no crest or muffs).

I suspect that there have been several crosses with other breeds, probably over several generations. If I wanted to make chicks like that, I might mix a Silkie, a Mille Fleur d'Uccle, and several Cochins, over several generations. There are plenty of other breeds that could also be mixed to create chicks like these, so the ones I named are just a few of the many possibilities.

 

[JedJackson]

They are mixed but still very cute. I think Silkie is definitely in the parentage somewhere.

 

[ella2025]

I agree. Maybe silkie or a bearded Polish somewhere mixed in there.

 

[Whittni]

Agree, it's a silkie mix (not Polish) because of the feather footing

 

[ella2025]

Agree, it's a silkie mix (not Polish) because of the feather footing

Cochins have feathered feet so technically polish is possible if it is truly a Cochin mix? I'm not sure though, I'm not an expert.